The Fifth Hero

Following the events of the Second Wave, the Kingdom of Melromarc celebrates. At the royal castle, The Heroes and their companions are being thrown an elaborate victory celebration, wherein the King personally congratulates them on a job well done. Or more accurately, he congratulates the Bow, Sword and Spear heroes. Naofumi who's sitting on his own, curses being there however notes he has no choice if he wants to get his promised payment. With all the people ignoring him, the Shield Hero scrolls through his assist menu and learns of a teleporting feature for registered members to the Wave, which he considers can be beneficial for the Next Wave. Naofumi additionally spots the Knight Captain bragging to a few younger noblewomen about defeating a big monster, whilst in fact he abandoned Naofumi and arrived too late to assist any of the other heroes. The crowd of noble-people in the meantime speak the Heroes' fulfillment for limiting the casualties to at least one digit.

Motoyasu, for his part, is surrounded by noble-women, a number of whom inquire him about his love life, that is that is quickly interrupted by a jealous Myne. Motoyasu all of sudden spots Raphtalia taking walks through the crowd and attempts to speak to her, however Myne stops him. Unnoticed by Raphtalia or Naofumi, Myne proceeds to whisper something into Motoyasu's ear. Raphtalia, in the meantime, is making an attempt to get Naofumi to consume a number of the meals however he claims he is not hungry, not seeing a much point in eating delicious food when he can't taste it, and makes a focuses of analyzing the assist menu to combat the following Wave.

Despite Naofumi's objection, Raphtalia brings over some cake and persuades him to try some. Upon seeing this, a seething Motoyasu takes off one of his gloves and throws it at Naofumi feet - challenging him to a Duel. The whole room falls silent at this, however Naofumi is unprovoked. Motoyasu tells him he is aware of that Raphtalia is his slave, which he believes is morally wrong and demands Raphtalia's freedom if he wins. Naofumi calls the Spear Hero out on this, pointing out that it is only Motoyasu's opinion and that slavery is authorized in Melromarc. Motoyasu continues that because they're human beings from any other world, it's far morally incorrect for someone, mainly a Hero, to take a slave. The other heroes, Ren and Itsuki, also are taken aback to learn that Naofumi has a slave as a party member and are disgusted with him.

When Naofumi asks what he'll get in return if he wins, Motoyasu answers after a pause that he could keep things as it is. Naofumi, however, is not interested by taking part in a duel in which he receives nothing in return for winning. He tries to depart with Raphtalia, however a guard stops him. A 'disgusted' King Aultcary appears. Having overheard everything, he pronounces Naofumi is rotten to his very center and orders him to participate anyway. When Raphtalia attempts to provide an explanation for that she follows Naofumi of her own free will, she is seized, bound, gagged and dragged away by the Melromarc soldiers. The King reasons that Raphtalia has honestly been pressured to defend her master with the aid of using the Slave Crest.

Outraged Naofumi tries to take Raphtalia back by force, only to be surrounded by numerous guards, who draw their swords on him. Left with no choice, Naofumi reluctantly accepts the duel but declares that they better hand Raphtalia back when he wins. Thus prompts Myne to taunt the Shield Hero, reminding Naofumi and everyone else that the Shield Hero can't attack, which makes the sneering crowd laugh at Naofumi's expense. With the crowd clearly favoring Motoyasu, and after getting another painful reminder that he can't use any other weapons, Naofumi is escorted to the courtyard where he meets the Spear Hero.

Unknown to everyone there was a man watching the whole thing go down from the shadows was now watching the fight from the roof of the arena with his weapon in hand and his companion at his side. Motoyasu, who is twenty-two levels above Naofumi, proceeds to mock his adversary with the tale about the all-penetrating Spear and the unbreakable Shield and wonders which one is stronger. When Naofumi ignores Motoyasu's offer to surrender gracefully, the latter charges. Despite the drawbacks from his weapon, Naofumi quickly proves his metal. He blocks all the incoming strikes with his relative ease using his Light Metal Shield and declares that Motoyasu lost the moment he couldn't penetrate his shield. When the Spear Hero uses his powerful attack, Chaos Spear, it has little effect and when it's cooldown time kicks in which renders him helpless as he has to wait for the second attack skill Naofumi takes advantage of the situation and attacks.

Using the Balloon monsters on his individual as weapons, and the numerous Shields he unlocked, Naofumi beats Motoyasu right into a corner. The Spear Hero calls him out for the usage of the monster, ordering him to combat fairly, however whilst he retaliates is all of sudden attacked through The Dog Demon Shield. Knocking the Spear Hero down with Air Strike Shield, Naofumi sics numerous extra Balloons on his winded opponent and locks them inside the constrained area of a Shield Prison, in order that the monsters can devour Motoyasu.

The King, Melromarc's Nobles, and Myne are clearly shocked by The Shield Heroes' resilience and ability to hold his own. Although Ren and Itsuki seem genuinely surprised at this unexpected development, several of the nobles call out Naofumi's dirty, underhanded tactics. The atmosphere in the courtyard is suddenly very tense. Things are not going the way they were expecting, and everyone knows that if things carry on like this, then there is the distinct possibility that Motoyasu is going to lose!

Then, as Naofumi readies another attack, standing on the cusp of victory, he is suddenly blown away by Wind magic fired by Myne which causes the Unknown man to leap into the arena as Motoyasu unleashes a savage attack, Lightning Spear, the unknown man lands in between The Shield and Spear Hero with a staff of reflective glass, the man swings his weapon which redirects Motoyasu's attack right back at him while at the same time aiming his free hand at the first princess

"I summon the unholy beast of flesh and bone, slain by magic might to come forth to do my bidding" the man began reciting his incantation

CHIMERA

From out of thin air comes a monster with the body of a lion with an extra head of a ram and a tail of a fanged snake, jumping over the Shield Hero the Chimera slams its paw into Malty pinning her to the wall

"And here I thought that you people honored a sacred duel"

"Who the Hell are you?" Asked The Spear Hero

"Simple I'm the only one who has seen the truth of Melromarc" the man said as his companion jumps down and lands onto the Chimera

"My Brother's not wrong you know" The wolf Demi-Human said hopping down from the beast

"I am Fifth Cardinal Hero, The Magic Hero, Baltazar Black"

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I hate my life...I was a 21 year old honors graduate in math and science...and yet here I was...inside a McDonald's...flipping God damn burger for a manager who hated me...and as much as I wanted to punch that bastards teeth in, work was work. After 9 hours of hell, I'm finally on my way home, however on my doorstep was a wrapped present, picking up the gift I unlock the door and am Immediately greeted by my two dogs, Bill, a full-grown golden retriever, and Rosco, my pitbull. Heading to my room I rip the wrapping revealing a leather-bound book, lying upon my bed I begin reading it

The Cardinal Heroes

"In order to save the world from apocalyptic catastrophe, four heroes will be summoned from another world, Each hero wields a distinctive weapon, a sword, a spear, a bow, or a shield" I read aloud

"Hmmm...sounds like something I could get into" I said turning the page

"However...should the waves surface without the aid of the heroes to combat them a fifth hero shall be called forth to protect the citizens. A hero wielding a staff with a black jewel who had the power to call forth the monsters he's slain and a gift for magic. The Fifth Cardinal Hero, The Magic Hero."

"Ok I was interested but now I'm very intrigued"

The Sword Hero

A person of great strength. As the strongest of the Heroes in terms of sheer power, he brought as much destructive force as the disasters were giving off by himself. He never surrenders from a fight, nor does he believe in running away. He is the promised blade that would lead them to victory, the power that brings the bright future to the lands

The Spear Hero

A person with a big heart. He cared about his friends greatly, and would never let them get in harm's way no matter what. The undying loyalty that rests in his soul is enough to conquer fearsome challenges. He'll keep standing up over and over again, even if he's bridging the distance closer to death, if that meant that he could protect his precious loved ones.

The Bow Hero

A person of honorable justice. To right the wrongs of the world, that is what he wanted to strive for. To create a world where he could make the lands safe and to help the citizens out with their problems. He dedicated his body to serve the people and to become the righteous judge to bestow the correct decision

The Shield Hero

A person of strategic thought. While his comrades fulfilled the needs that imaged the typical hero, he turned to a life of analytics and support. To ensure that fights would never climb to unmanageable, to keep people out of danger before there even is one, that's what he wanted to do. He was the living definition of a shield, and he had an iron will that was unbreakable. Out of all the heroes, the Shield Hero was the one with the greatest steel determination

The Magic Hero

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"You're kidding me?" I say flipping through the blank pages

Reaching the end of the blank book I stand up prepare to throw it away but was blinded by a bright light.

No-One's Pov

On the shores of the small coastal village outside of Melromarc, two Demi-Human fishermen were pulling their boat ashore until one of them notices a body washed up on the sands of the shore

"Tai! look" The Goat Demi-Human said running towards the body

Approaching the body they notice that he had a staff with a black jewel at the top and was wearing the oddest of clothing

"is he...?" Asked the Tai the Wolf Demi-Human

"No, thankfully he's still alive, come on your house is closer" the Goat Demi-Human as he picked up the body and carried him into his village

Weakly my eyes begin to open as I take notice of my surroundings. I was inside of a house that wasn't my in a bed that wasn't my own, I try to sit up but was stopped by a hand being placed on my chest

"Woah there hun, Take it easy," said a female voice that I didn't recognize

I turn my sight to the origin of the female voice only to jump back in surprise, On the top of her head of bluish white hair was a pair of dog, a look of surprise on her face

"Are you okay?" she asked

"Y..Yeah I..I'm fine" I say hesitantly

"Where am I?" I ask

"Rurorona Village, just outside Melromarc" the women said

Melromarc?

"What's your name?" Asked the dog women

"My name is Baltazar Black, now who are you and how did I get here?" I ask wanting answers

"Marianna Morningstar, my husband Tai found you washed up on the shores" Marrianna said as I sat up feeling something in my hand

Looking at my right hand, I see a silver staff with a black jewel

A Staff with a Black Jewel, Wait that book said something about a weapon like this

"You had that when Tai and Malcolm found you, none of us could remove it from your grip" Marrianna said as I noticed something in the bottom right corner of my vision

As I continue to stare at the icon my eyes soon grow wide as a game style menu pops up

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Baltazar Black.

Human.

Legendary Magic Hero

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Elemental Status

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"What's the matter" ask Marrianna

"I don't know, but I do not think this is my world" I say looking over what I can only think of as game stats

"Are you having a problem with your status magic" Marrianna said

"I don't think so because is says that I'm a the Legendary Magic Hero" I say as the womens eyes widen slightly

"Like the Four Cardinal Heroes" Marrianna said making my eyes widen

"Like the Sword, Spear, Shield, and Bow?" I say formulating a theory

So after reading that book I somehow am transported to a world that's similar to a video game with no way back, and if the threat the book mentioned is true then I'm going to have to fight it off..Alone...Armed with a stick...well my life is over..was fun while it lasted

[End Of Chapter]

I would Like to start by saying I Absolutely love The Rising Of The Shield Hero. Every bit of it. So It has been a massive debate on what type of hero to choose, it was down to three choices, The Club Hero, The Talon/Claw Hero, and The Magic Hero. so I chose the Magic hero

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